Tree-protector.



PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

A. G. GARRISON. TREE PROTECTOR.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.11. 1906.

WITNESSES.-

ADAM C. GARRISON, OF .JOPLIN, MlSSOURl.

TREE-PROTECTOR.

Speeification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed January 11, 1906. Serial No. 295,632.

To [LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM C. GARRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Joplin, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Tree- Protector, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to devices for protecting trees from injuriousinsects, and has for its object to improve the construction and increasethe efficiency and utility of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters,is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the inventioncapable of carrying the same into practical operation.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the improved device applied. Fig. 2is a perspective view of the improved device detached. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view.

The improved device comprises a tubular portion formed in twosemitubular sections 10 11, divided longitudinally, with the meetingedges interfolded, as shown at 12 13, the tubular portion adapted to bedisposed around the tree-trunk (indicated at 20) by moving the twosemitubular sections into po sition endwise after being placed uponopposite sides of the tree. The semitubular section 10 is provided witha semiconical plate 14, with its larger end upward and fastened by itslower smaller end, as at 18, to the section 10 in any suitable manner,preferably by soldering. The semicircular section 11 is provided with asemiconical member 15, with its larger end upward and its lower smallerend secured, as at 19, to the section 10 in any suitable manner,preferably by soldering. The adjacent edges of the conical sectionsoverlap, as at 16 17.

The semitubular section 10, with its semiconical member 14 unitedthereto, and the semitubular section 11, with its semiconical l l l l ll I l member 15 attached thereto, are placed upon opposite sides of thetree-trunk one above the other, and then the members 10 11 unite bysliding the interlapping folds 12 13 within each other, the overlappingportions 16 17 of the conical members being at the same time engaged, asshown in Fig. 2. The lower ends of the united semitubular sections arethen embedded in the earth at the roots of the tree, as represented at21. The overlapped oints 16 17 and the interfolded joints 12 13 are thencovered with some suitable material or compound impervious to water orother liquids, which will adapt the funnelshaped interior of the unitedmembers 14 15 to hold water or other liquid. The compound or materialemployed may be of any suitable quality, such as coal-tar, which answersthe purpose under all ordinary conditions and is indicated at 22.

The tubular portion extending into the ground and above the same for agreater or lesser distance effectually protects the treetrunk frominsects or animals, which might injure them. If the insects crawl up thetubular portion, they are met by the outwardly flaring conical portionand many species turned back thereby, while others will be turned backby the abrupt upper edge of the conical portion, which they will notcross. Any insects which would not be turned back by the upper edge ofthe conical portion will he certainly turned back or destroyed by theliquid therein, which is indicated at 23. Any insects that seek to passfrom the trunk of the tree to the earth are trapped in the same mannerwithin the conical portion.

The device is simple in construction, can be inexpensively manufactured,and readily adapted to any size of tree and like object.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. Atree-protector comprising two semitubular sections having inter-foldingedges, each of said sections having a semiconical member connectedthereto with the edges of said members overlapping when the semitubularsections are united.

2. A tree-protector comprising two semitubular sections havinginterfolding edges, each of said sections having a scmiconical memberconnected thereto with the edges of my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in seil 1members overlapping whilen tlhe senilithe presence oftwo Witnesses. tu u ar sections are unite an a p astio e eg T mentapplied to overlapping portions of the ADAM GARRISOB 5 semiconioalmembers and also to the inter- I \Nitnessesf lapping joints of thesemitubula-r sections. KATE D. CLOVER,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as C. CLOVER.

